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Meaning of 'elevate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elevate [ a.]
- Elevated; raised aloft.
2 . Elevate [ v. t.]
- To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
- To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
- To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
- To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
- To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
- To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
- To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.

Meaning of 'elevate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . elevate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Example in sentence:
  • I got promoted after many years of hard work;
  • John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired;
  • Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
Meaning (2):
- raise from a lower to a higher position
Example in sentence:
  • Lift a load;
  • Raise your hands
Meaning (3):
- raise in rank or condition
Example in sentence:
  • The new law lifted many people from poverty

Nearby Words:

eleatic eleaticism elecampane elect electant electary elected electer electic electicism

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